Objective Summary Blog Post #2

In the book "Understanding Animal Abuse" By Cliffton P. Flynn, the author talks about how family abuse typically leads to animal abuse and many other forms of abuse. Many surveys have lead to the conclusion of at-home violence leading to out of home violence. In a recent survey, people were asked that in certain situation, would it be appropriate for a man to hit his wife. Over 90% of the respondents who said yes, in that situation it would be appropriate for the man to hit his wife, had been abused as a child, or had experienced one of their parents abusing the other. The author also states that over 62% of imprisoned females have admitted to abusing animals. The author explains how many beating of family crimes have been led to by the abuse of animals at a young age. The author concludes the chapter by introducing a few theories that would be talked about in the following chapters.

Abused calf

Essential Question Blog Post

Essential Question: Should animal abusers be punished more harshly?

Claim: Animal abusers should be punished more harshly, because of the lasting, damaging effects on the animals.


Starved animal



Reason: The physical affects on the animals are gruesome and despicable. Animal abusers do not get caught enough and therefore, typically go unpunished. If the laws on animal abuse were better enforced, with people actively seeking animal abusers and following through with the punishments, rather than letting an animal abuser out of jail earlier than their set time, there would be less animal abuse, because of it being easier to get caught, and with less leeway on the punishments.